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From Sound Systems to Stages: My Journey Through Music, Management and DJ’ing

While my career today revolves around data and digital transformation, there’s another side of me that’s always been playing in the background, music. From growing up surrounded by sound system culture to DJ’ing in front of 10,000 people, music has always been more than a hobby. It’s a passion that’s shaped my mindset, my approach to work, and my outlook on life. Where It All Began I started DJ’ing around the age of 14, but truthfully, music has been part of my life for as long as I can remember. Coming from a heavily music-oriented family, it was second nature […]

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Applying the 80/20 Rule to Value-Driven Modelling: Focus on What Really Drives Growth  

I joined Cloud Perspective in July last year because I recognise that data is becoming increasingly critical to how businesses can benefit from the AI revolution. In my conversations across the industry, I’ve become more familiar with the concept of Value-Driven Modelling (VDM). While I’m not an expert, I’d like to share a few thoughts on VDM and its intersection with the more familiar Pareto Principle.  Not all business inputs are created equal.   Often, a small number of products, customers, or activities are responsible for the majority of results. That’s the insight behind the Pareto Principle, also known as

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From Booking to Business Value in Seconds: A Real-Time Integration Success Story 

In today’s fast-paced digital landscape, speed isn’t just a competitive edge it’s a necessity. One recent real-time integration project exemplifies what’s possible when automation, intelligent design, and cloud-native tools come together to eliminate friction between booking and business value.  What Does “Real-Time” Mean? In this context, “real-time” means data is processed and made available immediately or within seconds of an event occurring—without manual intervention or delays.  This customer, a global player in the travel and transport sector, faced a familiar challenge: turning a booking confirmation into meaningful, trusted customer data in Salesforce and their Master Data Management (MDM) platform. The challenge

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The Road to an MBA: Episode 2 

Hello, dear readers! Welcome back to “The Road to an MBA” where I, Fraser, continue to share the twists and turns of my journey through an MBA at the University of Liverpool. In this episode, we’ll dive into some of the highlights from my first 3 modules and my first Executive Project Week! As promised, we will also reflect on the logistics of doing this course alongside full time employment, and how I have found managing my schedule so far.   Module Highlights  The first 3 modules I completed were; Developing as a Leader and Manager, International Business and the Global

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